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New books of the season

Invisible Trade II
In this long-awaited sequel to the Singapore bestseller Invisible Trade, journalist Gerrie Lim seeks to unravel and demystify two major aspects of the sex industry in modern Singapore: the secretive double lives led by the beautiful, upscale escorts and the reasons why men habitually need to spend money to pay for sex. Both, he discovers, involve addictive behavior fed by deep existential forces fraught with anger and pain, often disguised as carnal longing.......more

Stir-Fried and not Shaken
Perhaps more than any other Southeast Asian city, Singapore has seen tumultuous changes that have catapulted this once-sleepy colonial port into a buzzing metropolis. From its humble beginnings, it has emerged with an identity, social lifestyle and language imbued with the most fascinating mix.....more

Making Musuems Matter
The architectural grandeur of museums and its collections, no longer represent the idiosyncrasies of the rich who owned them. As public expectation of museums changes; museums now take on additional roles in the community. While they continue to collect, catalogue, preserve and study their collections, museums have become an influential agency....more

Black Is My Weapon
Masriadi: Black is My Last Weapon, desires to evoke and present a striking portrait of Masriadi through the displayed works and the exhibition design. Out of the more than hundred paintings that Masriadi has produced in approximately ten years of working as a painter, the curators have assembled more than 30 works in four thematic sections: Hitam Adalah Senjata Terakhir Aku (Black Is My Last Weapon), which traces the evolution of what has become the artist's signature black-skinned figures. .......more

Collins Primary Literacy
Written by teachers for teachers to perfectly support the renewed framework, Collins Primary Literacy is a whole school language program that builds key reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through structured creative work. It provides practical teaching ideas and clear assessment for every unit, so that you can focus on teaching.....more

Collins New Primary Maths
Written by teachers for teachers to perfectly support the renewed Primary Framework, Collins New Primary Maths is a whole numeracy programme that builds and develops all the key skills needed to be successful in mathematics. Practical teaching and assessment ideas for every unit mean you can focus on teaching.....more

Usual: £29.99
Now: S$59.00
Biology For The IB Diploma
Written specially for students following the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, Biology for the IB Diploma is a major new textbook covering the latest syllabus requirements for this experimental science.

Chapters are presented in syllabus order and their content reflects the necessary coverage of all core Topics and Options for students at both Standard and Higher levels. Throughout, the processes of science and something of its history are introduced selectively to illustrate the possibilities and limitations of science.

The first book in a three-level mathematics series covering the lower secondary grades and designed for children in English-medium schools, for whom English is not the first language.